Chishio Improved JM When to cut off below graph the union

[Elyah]

I have a wire wrapped around just above graph union placed on it last year at about this time ast year buds are just now starting to swell when is the appropriate time to cut the old roots and graft off

 

[Handsome John]

If its got new roots, yeah i guess it would be the best time to do it!

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

Have you checked to see if the tree has grown new roots above the graft?

 

[Elyah]

Have you checked to see if the tree has grown new roots above the graft?

Yes roots have grown on one side not all the away around the trunk

 

[Elyah]

Have you checked to see if the tree has grown new roots above the graft?

You replied to thread of mine last year when I did this I only started last year and with the help of this fourm you attached pictures of how to layer and this is what you said (Don’t bother with new containers until next spring. Just keep it growing and keep it healthy until then. You can slip-pot it slightly deeper in the spring if your plan is to ground-layer it above the graft union, and then you can do the ground layer in May. It will look like this. Do some reading on the subject first, there's plenty already spring. Just keep it growing and keep it healthy until then. You can slip-pot it slightly deeper in the spring if your plan is to ground-layer it above the graft union, and then you can do the ground layer in May. It will look like this. Do some reading on the subject first, there's plenty already.) Wish I would’ve took your advice someone also said you can wrap wire around The wire work, Some Not great roots but I guess in May I’ll do a correct ground layer Here are some of the pictures of the root kind of hard to see

 

[ysrgrathe]

Hmm I'm not too optimistic. It looks like the wire competely severed the cambium. If that was your intention, it didn't seem to result in many roots. Hope it works out!

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

That clearly didn’t do what you needed it to do. I would try an actual air-layer higher up, around here:

 

[Bonsai Nut]

The roots are supposed to come out above the wire girdle. Strange.

 

[Elyah]

That clearly didn’t do what you needed it to do. I would try an actual air-layer higher up, around here:
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That clearly didn’t do what you needed it to do. I would try an actual air-layer higher up, around here:
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OK Thanks for showing me a good location to do it higher up as I said I’ve read up on how to do it proper airlayer scrape away all the bark part that I don’t understand is once I scrape away cut around the truck do I still wrap a wire around and the proper time to do Airlayer Is sometime in May wait until it has leaf on tree again appreciate you walking me through this
As of right now tree is pushing buds

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

OK Thanks for showing me a good location to do it higher up as I said I’ve read up on how to do it proper airlayer scrape away all the bark part that I don’t understand is once I scrape away cut around the truck do I still wrap a wire around and the proper time to do Airlayer Is sometime in May wait until it has leaf on tree again appreciate you walking me through this
As of right now tree is pushing buds

Dude. Punctuate.
... a few to get ya started...
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[Elyah]

Dude. Punctuate.
... a few to get ya started...
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My apologies. Went Through school with a learning disability sorry.

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

My apologies. Went Through school with a learning disability sorry.

And here you are, now punctuating. That is good, and will make it easier for people to understand and help you. No apology needed at all. Good luck on that air layer; I like my Chishio quite a bit, but it’s not as vigorous as the species.

 

[Elyah]

Thank you.